Figure toy



Patented or. 25, T924.

JAMES E. ENG-EL, OLE NEW YORK, N. Y.

FIGURE TOY.

Application filed January 2, 1924. Serial No. 683,956.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns E. ENenL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the countyof Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved FigureToy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in figure toys, an object of theinvention being to provide a toy in the form of a figure simulating afisherman, with means for attaching the figure to an aquarium or fishbowl so that the figure will have the appearance of a fisherman seatedupon the edge of the bowl or aquarium.

A further object is to provide a toy of this character in which theimitation fish rod is pivotally supported and connected at one end by aspring with the figure so that the line, supported and guided by thefree end of the rod and to which any suitable form of bait is connected,can be easily moved by a fish when endeavoring to eat the bait so thatthe rod will have an up and down movement to give the appearance of abite on the line.

A further object is to provide a toy of this character which can bemanufactured and sold at an extremely low price, which will beornamental and attractive in appearance and which will affordentertainment to children and adults as well.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings Figure l is a view in longitudinal section through anordinary fish bowl, showing my improved toy in elevation supportedthereon;

Figure 2 is a view in rear elevation looking at the figure from theoutside of the bowl;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation showing the rod and its connection infull lines and a portion of the figure in dotted lines, as it is to beunderstood that the rod is connected to the back of the figure,regarding the front of the figure as that portion illustrated inelevation, Figure 1. i

1 represents a figure which may consist of a suitably cut block of woodor any other suitable material painted or otherwise ornamented torepresent a fisherman in a sitting posture. An economical form of thedevice is to provide the painting or decoration on one side only andthis is the form illustrated although of course the invention is notlimited in this particular.

A clamp 2 is secured to the figure 1 and this clamp 2 is preferably ofspring metal with the toy portions thereof formed integral with a tongue3, the latter positioned against the rear face of the figure 1 andsecured thereto by tacks 4 or other suitable securing devices. Thisclamp 2 is adapted to engage over the edge of a fish bowl 5 or otherform of aquarium and may of course be variously shaped to suit the useto which it is to be put.

6 represents an imitation fishing pole or rod which is composedpreferably of a suitable length of wire having a coil 7 near its innerend which constitutes a bearing through which a tack 8 can be positionedand driven into the figure to provide a pivotal mounting for the rod. Acoil spring 9 is secured at one end to the inner end of the rod 6 andits free end is secured to the figure 1 in any approved manner, asindicated at 10. A guide 11 is provided at the free end of the rod 6through which the line 7 is passed, this line 7 being secured at one endto the figure l in any approved manner. The free end of the line 7supports a bait 12. This bait preferably constitutes a bag or receptaclecontaining any suitable material which will attract the fish, and anyordinary fish food may be employed and the bag constructed of anysuitable material and closed so as to prevent a complete removal of thebait.

When the figureis in position, as shown in Figure 1, the fish willendeavor to eat the bait and in so doing will exert a pull on the line 7which will cause the rod 6 to swing upon its pivot 7 the spring 9causing a rebound or reaction so that the rod will swing up and down,giving the appearance of the fisherman endeavoring to land a fish.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general formof the parts described without departing from my invention, and, hence,I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but considermyself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairlyfall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy, comprising a figure, means for connecting thezfigureto anaquarium or fish bowl,- 4 spring'heldmovahle fishing.redv connee-ted t0the figure, a line on the rod, and bait connected to the line.

2. A toy, comprising a figure, a receptacleengaging clamp fixed t0 thefigure, en-imitation fishing rod pivotally connected near its inner endto the figure, a spring/eonnecting the shorter end of the rod to thefigure, and a lineend bait snppertedz byi the outer end of the rod.

3. A-toy comprising a figure representing ujfisher-man, a wire rodcelled near we end a securing device pI'0]8Ctd through the coiledportion of the rod and into the figure rod, and a bait hag secured tothe free end 20 of the line JAMES .ENGEL.

